Welcome students–we’re excited about helping you on your way to writing and speaking American English in a college setting.

Come in often

The more your practice you, the faster you will learn! Come in often for help with short assignments or questions about vocabulary or grammar. For example, you could plan for two half-hour appointments per week with the same consultant. Also, come to other activities like Conversation Group and our workshops. Our consultants are always ready to talk with you. Interlink students are welcome at Conversation Group but should not sign up for appointments.

Help you will receive

Consultants can help you understand the assignment, organize ideas, and explain grammar and punctuation. Consultants cannot mark all the errors in papers. Consultants will read your paper, ask questions, and help you meet the demands of the assignment.

Most appointments are one half-hour. It may take several appointments to go through a longer paper.

Help on long papers

For longer papers, plan several sessions, several days or weeks. Alert the Writing Center that you plan to drop off or mail a long paper before an appointment. That way the consultant may be prepared ahead. For papers of 20 or more pages, consultations may be limited to analysis of the first 6-10 pages, a few in the middle, and the conclusion. This will allow you and the consultant to identify organizational problems and errors (punctuation, citation, usage) that may be occurring in the whole paper.

Organize your paper with a thesis at the beginning